Yearly Archives - 2008
2008 Archives
Second annual UC Davis Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy occurs this week
Campus NewsJuly 10, 2008
The UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship is currently
hosting 50 students from around the world for the second annual Green
Technology Entrepreneurship Academy (GTEA) in Incline Village, Nev.
Nelson Gallery to showcase regional art in newest exhibition
Arts & CultureJuly 10, 2008
As a follow-up to 2006’s Flatlanders exhibition, which presented the work of 46 artists residing in the
Davis, Woodland and Sacramento areas, the Nelson Gallery is presenting
its second biennial installment, Flatlanders 2.
Gender imbalance remains in engineering field
FeaturesJuly 10, 2008
In 2007, only 18.1 percent of students in the United
States who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering were female.
Surprised by the disproportionate number of males and females? Don’t be.
Firefighters make progress on California fires
City NewsJuly 10, 2008
Despite massive support from both state and national
agencies, fires continue to burn across Northern California. While the
majority of the fires that began in June have been extinguished, smoke
from remaining fires still pollutes the air.
Davis businesses persevere
City NewsJuly 10, 2008
Davis prides itself on being a college town, but in the
summer when school is not in regular session, the city gets quieter as
many students return home or travel. Residents get a taste of life in
an even smaller town.
CD Review: Weezer, The Red Album
Arts & CultureJuly 10, 2008
It’s been seven months since Weezer’s lead vocalist River Cuomo’s solo release, three years since Weezer released Make Believe and 16 years since Weezer’s inception. After five albums, one would
think they would take a change in direction after such a long history
as an alt-rock figurehead.
ARTSWEEK
Arts & CultureJuly 10, 2008
Editor’s picks: Emily Jane White, Garrett Pierce Saturday, 10 p.m., $3-5, 21 Sophia’s Thai Kitchen Eat Skull, English Singles, Gonglians Tuesday, 7 p.m. Delta of Venus
10 Questions
FeaturesJuly 10, 2008
Editor’s
note: Donald Dudley is a graduate of the UC Davis School of Law and has
worked at Student Judicial Affairs for over a decade. The Aggie sat
down with him to find out the real deal about SJA.
Yolo County grand jury releases final report
City NewsJuly 7, 2008
oloCounty’s2007-2008Grand Jury released its final report last week,detailing its investigations of the Davis Fire Department and theWoodlandJointUnifiedSchool District.The report analyzed and provided recommendations on five instances of wrongdoing or mismanagement by the two agencies.
UCD summer youth program eliminated due to federal budget cutbacks
Campus NewsJuly 7, 2008
The National Youth Sports Program, an award-winning
youth summer camp held at UC Davis since 1995, will not take place this
summer due federal budget cutbacks.
UC Davis surpasses other UCs with highest recycling rate
Campus NewsJuly 7, 2008
While UC Davis is known for being a high-ranking public
school and premier research institution, it can now add being a top
recycling campus to résumé.
UC Davis Health Center declares smoke-free zone
Campus NewsJuly 7, 2008
As drivers put down their cell phones July 1, the UC Davis Health
Center began implementing a new rule of its own by declaring a
smoke-free environment for its Sacramento campus. A kickoff event took place on the campus to declare the 140-acre site a
nonsmoking zone. The health center provided resources for those who
want to quit smoking as well as free nicotine gum.

